South African Tour of the West Indies, May-June 2010

[aussie1st]

Dear oh dear, this is not good T20 viewing. WI really need to stop relying on Gayle, should have been able to chase that total today although I said the same to Pakistan chasing 128 against us. SA are so out of sorts atm, batting is really struggling.

 

[angryangy]

windies needed a better start, but the conditions were obviously pretty bad for batting.

 

[iKart]

Well I guess the Windies did learn a bit from their previous defeats. They pushed Pollard up the order like they should be doing. Didn't work this time, but in my opinion, its the right way to go.

 

[Dare]

Now its on for the ODIs. I think WI will have a better chance here because Sarwan and Chanderpaul are much better for 50 over matches then the 20/20s.
Gayle is the only specialist openers so it will probably be Chanderpaul that opens along with him because Fletcher is really struggling with the bat.

Gayle*
Chanderpaul
Sarwan
Bravo
Deonarine
Pollard
Sammy
Ramdin+
Taylor
Benn
Roach

Thats what it will probably look like. My option would be to drop Pollard or Deonarine and bring in Miller. Also move Sammy up to #6, he deserves it. I would prefer that a specialist opener was chosen because the middle order is much weaker without Chanderpaul. Having Sarwan at 3 and Chanders at 4 would be ideal. Bringing back a guy like Travis Dowlin to open with Gayle.

 

[stefan]

I suspect SA will go with this team:

1.Smith
2.Amla
3.Kallis
4.AB
5.Petersen
6.Miller
7.Boucher/Duminy
8.Botha
9.McClaren
10.Steyn
11.Morkel

If they want to go with ab as the keeper batsmen then jp plays else he doesn't make it imho.

 

[CremerCurrans]

any one know how bad injury's to kallis and Langdeveldt are?

 

[stefan]

any one know how bad injury's to kallis and Langdeveldt are?

Kallis has a groin strain, he was rested as a precaution. We need him for the tests so he won't be risked unless he is 100%.

Didn't know langeveld was injured though he was just rested.

 

[shravi]

Having seen the clouds before they came off again, I doubt they will come on. The match will most probably be abandoned.

EDIT: scratch that .

 

[Dare]

WOW who the fearsome tweak is selecting these teams. The drop Roach, Chanderpaul, Benn and leave Pollard, Fletcher, Deonarine.
Chanderpaul might be injured because of the ball that hit him on the wrist 2 days ago but the other two are just wasting time and space.

 

[Params7]

Ahhh ODIs are back.

 

[Dare]

Well it looks like Gaving Tonge wont be a part of this tour. The only players that were recalled from the A team thats in Bangladesh are Nash, Dowlin and Shillingford.
It means that the WI will go with 2 spinner or play Rampaul/Sammy as the 4th seam bowler.

Dare added 7 Minutes and 52 Seconds later...

300+ for South Africa here.

 

[Cricketman]

These two innings are what I have been craving for. Especially De-Villiars: 2 fours and just the 1 six with a strike rate close to 90. Beauty of ODI cricket to me.

 

[Params7]

God damn brilliant bowl by Ramdin that to dismiss Amla.

 

[Dare]

8 bowlers again today. fearsome tweak Chris what are you doing.

 

[Dare]

Man Duminy cant play the short ball at all.